How do you say “do you speak English” in Uzbek?

Inglizcha bilasizmi?, pronounced in-gliz-CHA bi-la-siz-MI. Literally “do you know English?”, which is how Uzbek asks it. Swap inglizcha for ruscha to ask about Russian.

What do you reply to “Inglizcha bilasizmi?”?

Ha, ozgina (HA, oz-gi-NA), which means “Yes, a little”.

How to say “do you speak English” in Uzbek

Ways to say it

Uzbek	Pronunciation	Meaning	When
Inglizcha bilasizmi?	in-gliz-CHA bi-la-siz-MI	Do you know English?	The natural phrasing.
Inglizcha gapirasizmi?	in-gliz-CHA ga-pi-ra-siz-MI	Do you speak English?	Also correct.
Ruscha bilasizmi?	rus-CHA bi-la-siz-MI	Do you know Russian?
Ozgina oʻzbekcha bilaman	oz-gi-NA oʻz-bek-CHA bi-la-MAN	I know a little Uzbek

Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.

What it literally means

English-ly know-you-?

What people say back

Ha, ozgina (HA, oz-gi-NA): “Yes, a little”. Or Yoʻq, bilmayman: no, I don't.

In a real exchange

You: Kechirasiz, inglizcha bilasizmi?
Excuse me, do you speak English?
Student: Ha, ozgina bilaman.
Yes, I know a little.
You: Juda yaxshi! Metro qayerda?
Great! Where is the metro?

Good to know

The ending -cha turns a nationality into a language: ingliz → inglizcha, oʻzbek → oʻzbekcha, rus → ruscha.
In Tashkent younger people often know some English; older people are more likely to know Russian. Outside the capital, Uzbek carries you furthest.

Common mistakes

Asking in English. The question itself is the part worth learning in Uzbek.

This phrase is part of Introducing yourself in Uzbek in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.

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